00909pab a2200181 454500 180718b2004 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Mahi Pal Panchayati raj and rural governance 2004 p.137-43. 10 Jan One of the objectives of the 73rd Amendment was to give certainty, continuity and strength to the panchayats. The experiences of the functioning of the panchayats reveal that while elections have been held regularly, barring a few states, the states have been slow in devolving power to the panchayat bodies. What should be the future line of action for further deepening grass roots democracy to bring about socio-economic transformation in rural India? - Reproduced. Rural development - India Panchayat - India Panchayat Economic and Political Weekly 59194 59194 59194 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 39, Issue no: 2 AR59639 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR